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CIGAR BUTT CUTTER.

Patented Mar. 3, 1885.

WITNESSES fl- 0%? ATTORNES.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARL HEINRICH HAUGK, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF TWO- THIRDS TOCARL VOGT AND CHARLES VOGT, BOTH OF SAME PLACE.

CIGAR-BUTT CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 313,329, dated March 3.1885.

Application filed August 19, 1894. (No model.) Patented in GermanyJanuary 27, 1883, No. 23,382.

To all whom it may OOnQern:

Be it known that I, CARL H. HAUGK, of Brooklyn, county of Kings, andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCigar-Butt Cutters, (for which Letters Patent have heretofore beengranted to me by the Government of Germany, No.

- 23,382, dated January 27, 1883,) of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has reference to an improved cutter for cigars whichperforms the twofold function of cuttingthe bunch, so that a spongy edgeis imparted to the butt, and, second, of cutting the wrapper after itsapplication to the bunch.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation,partly in section, of my improved cigar-butt cutter; and Fig. 2 is anend elevation of the same.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A in the drawings represents the bed-plate of this improvedcigar-cutter, which is designed to be attached to abase block of wood,or to a table or other suitable support. This bed-plate is provided atone end with a. short upright standard, a, and at its opposite end witha longer upright standard, I).

To the standard b is applied two fixed cutting-knives, c d, arrangedsidewise of, each other, the knife 0 being below the knife (I. Adouble-edged knife, B, is pivoted, by means of a screw, e, or otherwise,to the standard b, nearer the knife d than the knife 0, and so arrangedin relation to the fixed knives that its lower convex serrated edge, f,operates in conjunction with the lower fixed knife, 0, with a tearingdraw-cut, and its upper plain concave edge, f, operates in conjunctionwith the upper fixed knife, (I, with a direct smooth out. Thisoscillatory cutting-knife is provided with an upwardly-extending handle,B, having a knob, B", at its outer end. A contractile spibelow the fixedknife 0, and supported in bearings of the end standards, and a similarscrewrod, D, is arranged in a like manner on a plane below the fixedknife d. These rods are provided with thumb-pieces O D at their outerends, whereby they may be turned axially. A gage, E, arranged in linewith the fixed knife 0 on the screw-rod O,is adjustable toward or fromsaid knife on said rod by the turning thereof, and serves to determinethe proper length of thebunch being cut. A standard, F, arranged in linewith the upper knife, d, on the screw-rod D, is likewise adjustable onsaid rod toward or from said knife, and carries at its upper end aconically-tapered thimble, G. A removable socket, H, of an exteriorsurface adapted to fit within said thimble, is supported thereby. Theinterior of this socket corresponds to the shape of the tips ofthecigars to be trimmed, and sockets of different sizes and" shapes tocorrespond with the varying shapes of the cigars are provided and may beinterchanged with one another. The fixed knives may be verticallyadjustable by means of slots and screws, as shown.

The operation is as follows: The gage E is adjusted at a distance fromthe fixed knife 0 equal to the length to which the bunchis to be cut,and the cigar-bunch, held between the thumb and finger of the left handof the operator, is placed so that its tip rests against the gage andits butt within the concave edge of z the fixed knife 0. The knife B isthen oscillated by the right hand of the operator, and its serrated edgecomes in contact with the projecting end of the butt and severs it fromthe bunch. The handle of the oscillatory knife is then released by theoperator, and the spring g returns the knife to its normal position. Theserrated edge of the knife imparts a roughened or spongy condition tothe butt, whereby it may be lighted more evenly and with greaterfacility than butts which are out with a plain-edged knife. After thebunch is cut to the proper length the wrapper is applied thereto. Thewrapped'bunch is then placed in the cigar-cutter with its tip resting inthe socket H and its butt in the fixed knife d. The movable knife B isagain oscillated, and its upper plain edge, acting in con j unction withsaid fixed knife cl, trims the wrapper even with the butt. Both anunwrapped bunch and a wrapped bunch may be operated upon simultaneouslyby one movement of the oscillatory knife. This cutter is designed to beused for theibestclass of hand-made cigars in which a careful trimmingof the butt-end without the least injury to the tip is desired.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, in a cigar-cutter, oftwofixed knives in the same vertical plane and an oscillatory knife havingcutting-edges on its opposite sides, pivoted between saidfixed knivesnearer to one than to the other, and adapted to operate in conjunctionwith both said fixed knives simultaneously, with a drawcut as to one anda direct cut as to the other, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a cigar-cutter, oftwo fixed knives in the samevertical plane and an oscillatory knife having a serrated cuttingedge onone side and a plain cutting-edge on its opposite side, said oscillatoryknife being pivoted between said fixed knives nearer to one than to theother, and adapted to operate in conjunction with both said fixed knivessimultaneously, with a tearing draw-cut as to one and a direct cut as tothe other, substantially as described.

3. The combination, in a cigar-cutter, of a bed-plate provided withupright standards at its opposite ends, two fixed knives attached to oneof said standards, and provided with curved edges adapted to receive thebutts of the unfinished cigars to be operated upon, gages in line withsaid fixed knives and adjustable toward or from said fixed knives, and

an oscillatory knife pivoted between said fixed knives, and havingcutting-edges on its opposite side's, whereby it is adapted to operatein conjunction with both said fixed knives simultaneously, substantiallyas described.

4. The combination, in a cigar-cutter, of a bed-plate provided withupright standards at its opposite ends, two fixed knives attached to oneof said standards, and provided vwith curved edges adapted to receivethe butts of the unfinished cigars to be operated upon, gages in linewith said fixed knives and adjustable toward or from said fixed knives,and an oscillatory knife pivoted between said fixed knives, and havingcutting-edges on its opposite sides, one of said edges being serrated,whereby it is adapted to operate in conj unction with both said fixedknives simultaneously to cut the wrapper of the wrapped bunch and toimpart to the unwrapped bunch a spongy butt, substantially as described.v 5. The combination of a bed-plate having supporting end standards, onestandard being provided withtwo fix'ed knives, a fulcrumed knifeprovided with a serrated lower edge and smooth upper edge, an adjustablegage ar ranged in line with one of said fixed knives, and asecondadjustable gage provided with a detachable socket for the head of thecigar arranged in line with the other fixed knife, substantially asdescribed;

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' CARL HEINRICH HAUGK.-

Witnesses:

CARL KARI, SIDNEY MANN.

